St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-14
BISMARCK'S MENACE.
The German Chancellor Again Addresses
the Reichstag on the soptennate
Army Bill,
And Threatens to Dissolve That Body if
1t Shall Decide to Reject the
Measure.
F1oquet Tells the Chambers That
France Desires Only Peace
With Honor.
The Coast Defense Questfon--Honors
Heaped on Stanley, the
Explorer.

la PAOA "a
BERLIN. Jan. 13.-The debate on the
army bill was resumed in the reichstag to-
day. Prince Bismarck again spoke. He
said he regretted that he had been pre-
vented from listening to Herr Richter's
speech denying that the German liberal
press attacked the chancellor's Bulgarian
policy. Germany INTERVIEWED in Bulgaria,
Prince Bismarck said. solely to prevent the
execution OF the conSplrators who were inn
plicated in the plot against Prince Alexan-
der. so that the maintenance of peace might
be uninpeded. In support of this he read
a number of dispatches and added:
81 am thus compelled to protect Germany's
diplomatic and foreign agents by judicial
evidence against incredible attacks by 4
mendacious press. l could continue to read
similar documents proving that attacks have
been made upon Germany's wider policy"
He quoted from articles IL the VolksZeitung
and said These declarations are uuim-
portant in themselves if confined to the news
papers that make them. but must take
into account that Il majority of this house
seeks to propagate such opinions. There
fore, we cannot remain inactive. How vac
cillatiug is this majority. To-day it has
dropped Bulgaria. How then shall l sup
pose it will, after three years, retain the same
opinion it now has on the matter which occu-
pies US to-day The chancellor, as an in
stance of the
INSTABILITY OF PRESS OPINION
quoted from the VOrsche Zeitung and the
Germania, and continued. The papers even
urge Us TO Use our soldiers TO bar Russa'S
road to ConstantinopIe- To do this would
perhaps be in England's interest. But we
have difficult task to maiatain peace and
act permanently as moderator between two
powers both our friends. Had l acted in
1867, at the epoch OF the Luxembourg CUES
ton, not as mediator but in the manner in
which have been asked to do now, should
not have to meet one bloody wa" alone but
many. In years to come if Rms ia attacks
US then all must and shall defend ourselves
to the last drop of blood As matters stand
Russia has no cause to attack nor have we
any cause to attack Russia. 1t is Just as
little conceivable that the Poles would
INyOL, Us IN WAR
with Russia. for it would be very doubtful
whether they would profit by Russian vic
tory. l fail to understand how the same
party should on the one hand seek TO involve
US, while on the other hand they would refuse
Or curtail the means OF war. The comparison
which has been drawn between our treat5
with Italy in 1876 and the agreement OF the
king Of Hanover with Napoleon does not hold
good. According TO the latter the Hanover
legion was only to act in the event of
the cession of the left bank of the Rhine.
You found no analogous clause in our treaty
Win 1tuJy 1uGre COuIQ never nave Deen Il CeS-
sion or German territor Nor is it possible to
show the existence of any understanding with
Italy bearing the slightest resemblance to
that between George V. and Napoleon
DIR. WINDTHORsT,
replying. again pointed out that the proper
Interpretation of the constitution was at
variance with the chancellor'S idea of the
political economic policy. Prince Bis
marck. rising abruptly, reJOrted.
In the constitution il is plainly set forth
that the emperor fixes the effective strength
Of the army. If the reichstag should not
grant the means for the army which we con-
slider necessary, the king of Prussia would
then have the resource OF appealing, with
every confidence, to the Prussian diet. which
means. We wish to preserves; you
wish to encroach. W. return our
old domain; you seek to acquire new prvi-
leges and rights you do not now possess.
Concerning Hanover. so constantly aGYerted
to, shall submit the documents demanded.
We shall then see how matters stand. Alud-
ing next to the attacks on his economic pol
icy, Bismarck said that the fact that the ma
tioDal propriety had advanced by IL, it could
not be disposed of By denials. In conclusion
he said: ''If the government finds it cannot
get on with the present reichstag, certainly il
will not abandon constitutional ground in
DISSOLvING THIS BODY"
In referring to the statement that France
was willing to make an alliance with Ger
many against Russia Prince Bismarck said:
This shows how misinformed these polil-
clans are. England might sooner quarrel
with Russia than we. We have such long
Russian frontier, while England, even in the
event of war, would have nothing serious to
fear We have no interest whatever in the
conquest Of Russian territory, and of Polish
provinces we have more than is necessary
Gen. Won Schellendorf. minister of war,
fOllOX-a6 N 1-ia Of IIar
Richter. that the bill had been introduced
solely with the object Of lesSening the num-
Der OF officers and men who are now on an
indefinite leave of absence. a motion to
close the debate was agreed to and the
house adjourned until l o'clock tomorrow,
when q decision on the bill will be taken.
PRESS COMMENTS.
VIENNA, Jan. Is. The Fremdenblatt
says the declaration in Prince Bismarck's
speech in the German reichstag Tuesday
OF German indifference to Austria Hun
gary and Bulgary confirms the statement
OF Count KaInoky, AuStrO-Hungar
foreign minister. to the delegations that
Germany, as a peace maker, would find the
government at Vienna and St Peters
burg ready to settle all differences on a
just and pacific basis. Prince Bis
marck'S decisive reference to Bulgaria has
had q SOLDERING influence everywhere 1t
is hoped that it Will have a salutary effect
at Sofia, where it should be remembered
that the sympathes OF Europe will lessen
as soon as the Bulgarians disregard the
interests of Europe, which are to maintain
peace.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 13.-The Journal
De st. Petersburg considers the speech Of
Prince Bismarck, and that of NJ Sadi Car
not at the reassembling of the French SEN
ate, as tending to the preservation of peace.
which, it says every government in Europe
is trying to strengthen and support.
LONDON. Jan 13.-The Times, COM
menting on Bismarck's speech, SAYS that
official circles take opposite views on the
question to that of the cabinet. The Times
considers BiSmarck's declarations Identical
with those of Count Kalnoky. the Austrian
prime minister. 4 dispatch from Berlin to
the Times says: Nothing has transpired
to weaken the certainty that the vote on
the army bill VIII be adverse to the govern
ment, in which case the reichsta will be
Immediately dissolved. 4 dispatch from
Berlin to the Standard says the chancellor
intended to dissolve the reichstag yesterday
and actually had the writ signed but he
was dissuaded from doing so by Emperor
William and Won Baetticher, minister of
the interior.
COAST DEFENSES.